Israel vs Qatar: Military spending, per capita
Israel
3,209 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Qatar
5,411 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2022
Israel rank
2nd
Qatar rank
1st
Military spending, per capita over time
- Israel
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 5,411 constant 2022 US$ per person against 3,209 constant 2022 US$ per person in Israel, a difference of 2,202 constant 2022 US$ per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.7 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Qatar ahead.
Israel ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 1st of 171 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,492 constant 2022 US$ per person | 4,091 constant 2022 US$ per person | 598.93 constant 2022 US$ per person | Qatar |
| 1980s | 3,085 constant 2022 US$ per person | 3,744 constant 2022 US$ per person | 658.37 constant 2022 US$ per person | Qatar |
| 1990s | 2,433 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2,883 constant 2022 US$ per person | 450.24 constant 2022 US$ per person | Qatar |
| 2000s | 2,185 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2,446 constant 2022 US$ per person | 261.36 constant 2022 US$ per person | Qatar |
| 2010s | 2,496 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2,534 constant 2022 US$ per person | 38.05 constant 2022 US$ per person | Qatar |
| 2020s | 2,841 constant 2022 US$ per person | 4,718 constant 2022 US$ per person | 1,877 constant 2022 US$ per person | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, per capita, Israel or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 5,411 constant 2022 US$ per person against 3,209 constant 2022 US$ per person in Israel as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Israel and Qatar?
- 2,202 constant 2022 US$ per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Qatar?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
- How do Israel and Qatar rank globally for military spending, per capita?
- Israel ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 1st of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.